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The five most common illnesses on Mount Everest are:

High altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)

High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)

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Hypothermia

Snow Blindness

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βˆ™ 10y ago

High altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) and High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) are too severe forms of acute mountain sickness which happens when people ascend to very high altitudes, for example, Mount Everest. One affects the lungs whereas the other affects the brain.

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Mountain sickness can be caused by ascending the mountain to high to fast and not allowing your body to get use to the different altitude.

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frostbite

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Frostbite

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